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How many U.S. senators are there?
400
50
100
200
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How old must a person be to run for a seat in the U. S. House of Representative?
40
30
25
3
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives
4 years
5 years
6 years
2 years
4
What it the two-house legislature in the U.S. called?
bi-partisan
censure
tandem
bicameral
5
Who establishes the lower courts?
House of Representatives
Senate
the President
Congress
6
How many electors select the president?
700
538
342
258
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Type of law when one citizen sues another.
family law
civil law
divorce law
criminal law
8
Who does the president have the power to enter into an executive agreement with?
the House of Represetatives
the citizens of the United States
the Senate
the heads of other countries
9
When Congress votes to remove a president (or official) from office is called...
fired
resignation
impeachment
censure
10
Having enough representatives in the House of Reps to conduct business is called...
a filibuster
a quorum
a vote
a cloture
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The case that established that the Supreme Court could declare laws unconstitutional?
Marbury vs. Madison
Bush vs. Gore
Brown vs. Board of Education
Obergefell vs. Hodges
12
How many terms can a U.S. president serve?
1
8
2
6
13
When the president refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress.
veto
cloture
treaty
filibuster
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How are reps to the House of Representatives selected?
each state gets 3 representatives
each state gets 2 representatives
each state gets 100 representative
based on the population of each state
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Which court was directly established by the Constitution?
appellate courts
state courts
trial courts
Supreme Court
16
Where do filibusters occur?
Senate
Elections
House of Representatives
The Oval Office
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What is the procedure used to end a filibuster?
gridlock
cloture
committee meeting
quorum
18
How old must you be to run for president?
45
35
25
40
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What number represents the majority of the electoral votes?
300
200
150
270
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power claimed by the president to resist intervention by the legislative or judicial branches
judicial review
executive agreement
electoral college
executive privilege
21
What it is called when the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional?
veto
civil law
constitutional law
judicial review
22
What is another name of the implied powers of the Congress?
reserved powers
delegated powers
concurrent powers
elastic clause
23
What is number of electors is based on?
the number of candidates who have run for president
the population of Montana
the members in Congress and D.C. electoral votes
the number of senators
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a provision added to a bill or other measure that has little connection with the bill.
rider
cloture
impeachment
treaty
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a formal ratified agreement between countries
rider
protocol
pledge
treaty
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What are the main trial courts where 80% of cases are heard?
military courts
district courts
higher courts
courts of appeals
